New Delhi: The government today defended its decision to discontinue stamps of former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi under the definitive series saying that postage stamps should honour leading lights of the nation
New Delhi: Government has decided to discontinue stamps of former Prime Ministers, Rajiv and Indira Gandhi, under the new definitive theme of postal stamps.The NDA government has replaced Builders of Modern India theme, which included
New Delhi: In a move that is bound to create fresh political controversy, the government has discontinued stamps launched by the Department of Posts (DoP) in December 2008 dedicated to Congress party icons and former
Rae Bareli (UP): A meeting of the monitoring committee of Rae Bareli, chaired by its Lok Sabha member Sonia Gandhi, today expressed concern over the Centre's failure to release Rs 61 crore under PM Gramin
Lucknow: A day after the Congress Working Committee gave her a one-year extension as party president, Sonia Gandhi reached her parliamentary constituency Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday.She unveiled the statues of her late
Lahore: Sonia Gandhi married Rajiv because he was a "handsome young man", according to an account by former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Kasuri who cites a light- hearted quip made by the Congress President.Kasuri's meeting
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday rejected as "half truths and lies" allegations by union minister Smriti Irani about 65 acres of land having been taken away from Amethi residents during the 1980s for a
New Delhi: As the nation remembers former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary, one must recall the breath of fresh air he injected into Indian politics.His charm and down to earth attitude won
New Delhi: The nation today fondly remembered former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 71st birth anniversary with President Pranab Mukherjee and other leaders paying tributes to him.Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Rajiv Gandhi's wife
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on constitutional issues arising out of Tamil Nadu government's decision to set free the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, including the power of states
Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, appearing for the state government, said Tamil Nadu has been wrongly accused of taking a "political, arbitrary and whimsical" decision.Trashing accusations that its decision to release seven Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convicts
New Delhi: In a move that is bound create fresh political controversy, the government has decided to discontinue stamps dedicated to Congress party icons like former Prime Ministers Indira and Rajiv Gandhi.The government has instead
Mumbai: Lashing out at those who sought leniency for Yakub Memon, the Shiv Sena today demanded they should be “tried for being enemies of the country” and also asked the government to ensure that the
New Delhi: Supreme Court today dismissed the curative petition of Central government to reconsider its verdict of commuting the death sentences of three convicts to life in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.On July 21, the Centre
Ahmedabad: Pending for nearly 29 years, a petition seeking declaring Indira Gandhi'sassassination a "suicide through arranged murder" to facilitate Rajiv Gandhi's elevation as prime minister was dismissed at its first hearing by the Gujarat High
New Delhi: Indira Gandhi's private secretary RK Dhawan has said that no one from Gandhi-Nehru family can claim their innocence or ignorance at the time of Emergency in 1975.Dhawan claimed that Rajiv Gandhi and his
New Delhi: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today described the quality of Swedish Bofors guns as “good” but refused to comment on remarks attributed to President Pranab Mukherjee that the controversy surrounding its acquisition was a
Nagla Chandrabhan (Mathura): Marking the first anniversary of the NDA government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today presented a report card for one year which he asserted has been free of corruption and scams but has
History is not created in a day! But, a day can bring many changes in history. Following are five historical events that happened this day and changed the future course of the world.1. In the
New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was today remembered on his 24th death anniversary with several leaders paying homage at his memorial here.The late leader's wife and Congress president Sonia Gandhi accompanied by son
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